In the event of a grid down scenario, your home can become the target of looters, raiders, and angry mobs. That’s why it’s important for the safety of your family and the protection of your survival stockpiles that you make the necessary defensive fortifications for your house well before a disaster strikes so that it is prepared to outlast anything. Not only does setting up defensive fortifications on your house make it more resistant to attack, but it will make any potential burglars or raiders less likely to attack it too. Here Are Some Measures You Can Take To Secure...

Any disaster brings the predators and scavengers out of the woodwork. These two-legged varmints can be highly dangerous, especially to those whose homes aren’t secure. What do I mean by “secure?” I mean that your home and property is protected by a combination of active and passive measures which will make sure that they can’t get in to steal or cause harm. Home security is a complex issue; it becomes even more complex in the aftermath of a disaster. The normal rules that constrict illegal activity are much more easily ignored when society is in a shambles. This provides an...

As I’ve discussed elsewhere, bugging in really a better choice for most people than bugging out. Unless you have a prepared bug out locations somewhere that you can heat to, bugging out to the wild isn’t really all that great an idea. Living off the wild is difficult at best, whereas staying home and bugging in at least provides you with shelter and whatever else you have in your home. But the question is, whether or not your home is actually ready to serve as a survival shelter. Part of what makes our home a comfortable shelter is the convenience...

When the grid goes down one of the things we’ve got to concern ourselves with is heating our homes, especially those of us who live in cold climates. Of all the uses we have for electricity, heating is probably the most critical. If we are unable to use our furnaces, we will have to have a backup heating method or suffer the risk of hypothermia. Wood is the logical choice for most people, which makes sense, considering that mankind has used wood to heat our homes since the days when we lived in caves. Wood is plentiful in many parts...

What would you say are some important skills that one would need in a survival or disaster scenario? Finding and preparing water and food, being able to defend yourself, and having first aid and navigational skills probably come to mind. Well, have you ever thought of sewing as being a top survival skill that you should learn? You don’t have to be a professional sewer by any means in a survival situation. Nonetheless, simply learning basic sewing skills is not only an important survival skill to have, it’s an important life skill. With sewing skills, you can repair clothing, fix a...